A year after new EU rules forced banks and brokers to charge investors for equity research, the pressure on small brokerages to make ends meet is becoming intense and more look set to merge or even shut up shop in 2019.

London, Paris, and Washington are lacking the political courage to pressure Saudi Arabia over the Yemeni conflict and to ensure that Riyadh is held accountable, Bruno Stagno-Ugarte, the deputy executive director for advocacy at Human Rights Watch told Sputnik.

High blood pressure can be lowered by making simple lifestyle changes, such as cutting down on salt and eating a low-fat balanced diet. Some foods in particular contain properties which can lower blood pressure, such as these six easy, everyday foods.

High blood pressure rarely has noticeable symptoms, but if the condition is left untreated, serious problems can occur. One way to lower your reading or prevent the condition from developing in the first place is by eating a healthy, balanced diet — in particular nuts.

Body mass index is positively associated with blood pressure, according to the ongoing study of 1.7 million Chinese men and women being conducted by researchers at the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) and in China. These findings appear in the Aug. 17 issue of JAMA Network Open.